Tales of the Falls
I OWN AND REGRET NOTHING!
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ANNOUNCEMENT!
I'M GETTING A BOOK PUBLISHED!
SUMMARY:
On the 13th day of the 13th month of the 13th year...magic will return to the world...and the streets will run red with the blood of the (semi)innocent...unless the world is saved by the most unlikely of hero's...baking cupcakes?!
The title is '13/13/13' and it'll be coming to a bookstore or E-Book site near you! Xilbris is the publisher, also available at Amazon, Inkitt and BarnesandNoble.
...responses...
Gamelover41592: indeed
RasenganFin: I like it, I'll add what I can...but I do have my own plans.
The Howling Behemoth: 1. funny you should mention Pacifica... 2. oh, you'll love it!
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The Mane 5 gaped at their 'friend' in horror, before they could say anything-
Twilight sighed, "Look, in fairness I wasn't exactly the picture of sanity running into the throne room screaming bloody murder...in hindsight I should have probably collected more evidence or at least presented my findings to Celestia in private..." She shake's her head, "But regardless- And by all means correct if I'm mistaken -but considering all we've been through together, how we've saved Equestria together, how our lives practically revolve around the 'magic' of friendship. I was kinda expecting maybe...oh, I don't know- She says that last bit in mock confusion, "FOR MY SO-CALLED FRIENDS TO TAKE MY SIDE OVER A STRANGER THEY ONLY JUST MEET!" She screamed enraged.
Everyone jumped back startled, "Wha- But I thought we'd gotten over that! That you were okay with it now and forgave us!" Shouted Rarity confused.
Twilight growled, "NO, I HAD to forgive you! At least publicly, otherwise the elements would stop working! I did my research- unlike all of you -the element Magic has more flexibility since it's the key element that binds all the others together as well as being a more esoteric element then the rest. Thus, I could just pretend everything was fine even though I had lost all faith in you as friends- They all gasped -There, I said it!" Twilight takes another breath to regain her momentum. But the rest of the elements? Their pretty straightforward, they require all of us to have a friendship connection with each other in the group. The least I could get away with was a one-sided friendship connection on your part-
"So you lied to us." Stated Applejack flatly.
Twilight face-hoofed, "Are you seriously- THAT'S the part you focused on!?" She threw up her hooves in annoyance, "Fine, YES! I lied about forgiving you for abandoning me and choosing a 'wedding' over our friendship! To keep our nations strongest defense against the forces of evil alive and running! Oh, how horribly evil and wicked am I!" She shouted sarcastically.
Applejack paled... "Statement withdrawn." She whimpered.
Twilight nodded, "Yeah, I thought so." Twilight sighed, "In fairness I did value the times we spent together before that...and I thought maybe...just maybe, if I pretended long enough that 'everything was fine' then maybe everything would go back to how it was...but it didn't. That day, you guys showed that when the chips are down...I can't trust you when it matters."
The Mane 5 were in tears, even Pinkie Pie's mane had gone flat...an even more sorrowful Spike stepped up, "So...wait, what about me?" Asked Spike hopefully, after she 'died' she declared him her 'son' in her will and he got all her worldly possessions...so maybe...
Twilight actually looked him saddened, "I...I just don't know Spike. You didn't condemn me...but neither did you help me...it's obvious you were just confused and going with the flow with everyone else...but it still stung a bit."
Spike hung his head in shame...
"But wait, where dose Discord come into all this?" Asks a sobbing Fluttershy, it was bad enough ONE friend was denouncing her but if another had a part in faking her death without telling her...
Twilight sighed, "Right...that's where things get complicated."
She then explains how 'Dr. Discord' was actually a humanized analogue of there's who lived in another universe as a senior member of the SCP Foundation-
"The what foundation?" Asked Rainbow Dash.
"It's a formerly secret organization that located, captured, contained and researches strange and explainable things, people, places, events, etc. In any case Dr. Discord used their advanced technology to freeze time when I ascended to be an alicorn and make a deal with him. In exchange for me coming to work with him at the SCP Foundation in a special task force, he 'fixed' the elements so you could use them without me-
"And you just decided that!?" Demanded Applejack, Twilight sighed. "I just...I was at my whits end! Pretending everything was fine, when it wasn't! I just...I just couldn't lie anymore! To you or myself! It was a miracle that I got through that whole 'cutiemark mix-up' fiasco without letting my true feelings slip! I was genuinely fearful for the well-being of Equestria if my 'facade' slipped and we lost control of the elements! I just...it was a bad situation, and this was literally the only way out that ensured Equestria's long-term survival!" She panted in angsty exhaustion.
There was a long silence...
"But your back now." Pinkie said in a desperate voice, "Your back now...can't...can't we start over fresh?" She asked desperately
Twilight gave her a long, deep look... "Girls, I know to you it's only been three month's but thanks to 'Inter-dimensional temporal dissonance' it's been over 3 years for me.
Everyone gaped at her, but she wasn't done yet-
"And during that time...my horizons were so expanded! I just...I saw and experienced so many wonderful things...and terrible things..." Twilight suddenly got a very haunted look. "I...I've seen things...done things...I realize now that Chrysalis, Nightmare Moon, discord, Sombra...they are NOTHING, just minor nuisances compared to the horrors that live out their in the 'great unknown'- points to the sky for emphasis -but more importantly...I realize now...our 'friendship' may have been good...but it was nothing compared to the TRUE friendship I've experienced-
"NOW HOLD ON!" Interupted a furious Rainbow Dash. "Look, I admit we messed up, BIG TIME! And you have every right to be mad at us! But if you think I'm just going to stand by and listen to you belittle all the good times we had together!
A sobbing Rainbow was too emotional to even finish so she points toward the rest of Twilight's task force/friends who were still waiting for her with Gamma team. "And what's so great about them, huh?! Especially that disfigured weirdo in the Pine tree hat-
CRACK!
Everyone screamed in horror as a now VERY furious Twilight cold-cocked Rainbow to the ground. "That 'Weirdo' has a name! He's Dipper Pines, he got 'disfigured' jumping on a GRENADE meant to KILL me, AND HE'S MY BOYFRIEND YOU BITCH!"
Twilight glared as she stared down a rather bewildered Rainbow who was nursing her broken nose, "Would you be willing to do that?" She turns to the rest of them, "Would any of you be willing to do that for me? Would any of you be willing to DIE for me?"
There was a long, stunned silence...none knew what to say...
"...I thought not..." Said Twilight finally...
And without another word...or even a look back...she left her former 'friends' behind...as well as a large chapter of her life...
None but her new friends would see the tears coming down her face...
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TO BE CONTINUED?
AN: Want me to continue this? I'm willing to take Bribes! Publish a chapter of my 'Shake up the Falls' Challenge before anyone else and I'll update the next chapter this plus two other stories!
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